Knife Seminar 2026
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Please join us at Great Lakes Aikido on Saturday, July 18 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM to learn more about knife work, including:
- Knife handling and and basic offensive skills
- Situational awareness & soft defensive strategies for avoiding a knife confrontation
- Practical unarmed defense and disarming techniques applied against a knife-wielding opponent at close range
- Training drills to help your reflexes if surprised by a knife attack
- Practice that utilizes a knife for defensive purposes and helps to facilitate various martial techniques
- Tactics for mutually armed knife situations
This seminar is open to all martial artists, regardless of style, rank, or experience. If you have a tanto or appropriate knife-facsimile, please bring it with you. You may wear a gi if you have one, otherwise wear light, loose fitting clothing such as a t-shirt and sweatpants.
The cost for this seminar will be $50. You may reserve your spot through the booking page but walk-in registrations the day of the event will also be welcome.
After the seminar we will go to a nearby restaurant for food and fellowship. Let us know if you have any questions. We hope to see you on the mat!
https://www.greatlakesaikido.org/2026/06/07/knife-seminar-2026/
- Knife handling and and basic offensive skills
- Situational awareness & soft defensive strategies for avoiding a knife confrontation
- Practical unarmed defense and disarming techniques applied against a knife-wielding opponent at close range
- Training drills to help your reflexes if surprised by a knife attack
- Practice that utilizes a knife for defensive purposes and helps to facilitate various martial techniques
- Tactics for mutually armed knife situations
This seminar is open to all martial artists, regardless of style, rank, or experience. If you have a tanto or appropriate knife-facsimile, please bring it with you. You may wear a gi if you have one, otherwise wear light, loose fitting clothing such as a t-shirt and sweatpants.
The cost for this seminar will be $50. You may reserve your spot through the booking page but walk-in registrations the day of the event will also be welcome.
After the seminar we will go to a nearby restaurant for food and fellowship. Let us know if you have any questions. We hope to see you on the mat!
https://www.greatlakesaikido.org/2026/06/07/knife-seminar-2026/
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Where is it happening?
Great Lakes Aikido (Gendokan Dojo), 150 N Fairway Dr, Vernon Hills, IL 60061-1860, United States
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